Arizona Bioscience News: UA, Banner Health merger, a year later; Venture Madness in live rounds; Aging conference held in Tucson

The presidents of Banner Health and the University of Arizona write that a solid foundation has been laid since the merger a year ago to ensure the delivery of academic-based medical care across Arizona, including new well-trained physicians, major investments in infrastructure, and cutting-edge medicine.

The Annual Conference on Successful Aging in Tucson brought together experts from a variety of specialties at the University of Arizona to discuss ways to harness new and emerging technologies to help promote successful aging and brain health.

Telemedicine, or the ability to diagnose patients remotely through interactive audio, video, or other electronic media, has been around for years, but experts say state laws have hindered the use of the technology in Arizona.

Dr. Ray Woosley, one of the nation’s leading experts at uncovering dangerous drug combinations and president of Tucson-based CredibleMeds, helps a researcher uncover combinations that potentially could be the culprit in unexplained deaths.